Topic: Antarctica

Substances which degrade the quality of the air we breathe are known as air pollutants, and the accelerating rate of industrialization around the world has led to high levels of pollution globally. Because air pollutants can travel on wind currents, pollutants are ...

Commercial whaling may continue for 10 years: IWC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan, Norway and Iceland could continue commercial whaling for another decade, despite a global ban, under a proposal released Thursday by the International Whaling Commission.Between 4,000 and 18,000 whales could be saved over the next 10 years under the ...

Is Art Going Green?

Question: A lot of it's going green. Yes, we are seeing, I am preparing the special issue now on ecological art. I did a story on this when I was an young reporter at ARTnews back in the early 90s and people ...

Eco Talk: Vote for the Earth

For decades aboard the Calypso, my husband Jacques explored uncharted territory according to his creed, " " I particularly remember when he made headlines in 1990 after reaching Antarctica with six 11-year-old children, one from each continent. Together, they filmed Lilliput in ...